Description
The growing utilization of high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in unprecedented demands for data storage and processing, making data centers a critical infrastructure in our modern world. However, these facilities’ substantial energy requirements have become a pressing concern for both environmental sustainability and operational costs. Data center energy requirements are becoming an increasingly prominent topic in the worldwide power usage conversation. For example, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that data centers consumed between 240 and 340 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2022, accounting for about 1-1.3% of global demand, with expectations of this consumption potentially doubling by 2026.
